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FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations

• The Cabinet Secretary chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee this evening to review the relief and rescue measures in Uttarakhand. • Bad weather hampered the rescue efforts particularly those of air evacuation. However, rescue measures of evacuating stranded people on tracks and through roads continued. • The cremation procedure for bodies …

FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations

The meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee was held this evening under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the flood situation in Uttarakhand and measures taken for rescue and relief operations.  The NCMC has been meeting daily. The meeting was attended by 10 Secretaries of the concerned Ministries and Departments as well as senior officers …

FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations

• Despite bad weather which partially affected the air evacuation operations, the Army, ITBP, NDRF and BRO continued to press ahead with the relief and rescue activities. Army:  • The Army evacuated 1375 persons today of which 368 were from Harsil and rest from Badrinath. • Tracks have been created from Harsil to Uttar Kashi …